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On this episode of The Barron Report, Paul Barron is joined by Nancy Whiteman, founder and CEO of Wana Brands, the leading edibles company in the Colorado medical marijuana industry in terms of quality, consistency, and potency. The two discuss future innovations, laws, and potential brands entering the marijuana industry.…
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The weekend probably couldn’t have gotten more chill, albeit weird, thanks to Wana Brand’s new product line of disposable vapes. Feeling one with music. Turning my stomach into a senseless vacuum. Turning me into a smiley dope who couldn’t hold a conversation. Yep. No regrets here. As soon as we caught wind of Wana’s new…
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Whiteman, 60, is co-founder and CEO of Wana Brands, a manufacturer of cannabis-infused edibles based in Boulder, Colorado. Wana (short for “marijuana”) specializes in gummies. The candies don’t look like gummy bears or worms — that’s illegal in the state (too appealing to kids). Wana candies are small squares or circles dusted in sugar.…
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As founder and CEO of Wana Brands, Nancy Whiteman certainly doesn’t fit the stereotype of a cannabis entrepreneur. She’s 60 years old, Ivy League-educated and was the owner of a marketing consulting firm before detouring into the space eight years ago. Last year, her company, which makes cannabis gummies, was ranked number one in the edibles category in…
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I am one of the biggest sour gummy candy connoisseurs on the planet. My love affair with sour gummy candy goes all the way back to my grade school days when I would go to the movies and eat Sour Patch Kids, if on a really lucky day, hit up the candy store in my local…
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Co-founder and CEO Nancy Whiteman’s market-leading THC- and CBD-infused gummies have made her a nationally recognized leader in the cannabis industry. In 2017, Whiteman’s company racked up 17 percent of the market share in Colorado of cannabis edibles, according to a report issued by BDS Analytics — making Wana the category’s leading brand in the state.…
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Wana Brands produces and distributes an entire line of delicious edibles, ranging from gummies to caramels. The first time I tried a Wana Brands product was when I was touring Mindful’s cultivation facility and dispensary in Denver in February of 2016. I bought a large bottle of their “jewels” to get me through my nights and travel for…
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The future of cannabis is female! December is DOPE Magazine’s Women’s Issue, and we wanted to continue to highlight women across the industry on all our platforms. We sent a questionnaire to outstanding women in cannabis—some familiar to us, some new—and will be showcasing their answers in individual blogs this month. Check out our December…
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Nancy Whiteman’s marijuana confectionary company makes millions of dollars a year, but she considers herself an “accidental cannabis entrepreneur.” That’s how she felt in 2010 when starting Wana Brands (shortened from marijuana), now Colorado’s leading company for cannabis-infused confectionary products.…
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Since the industry is still finding its way, there is no “built-in institutional bias against women of any age,” said Nancy Whiteman, 58, a co-owner of Wana Brands of Boulder, Colo., which sells sour gummies, salted caramels and other products laced with THC, marijuana’s main psychoactive ingredient.…
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